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Catalog (Accession) #: 914416
Occurrence ID (GUID): 5419945d-5e0a-43d1-945b-8011d1a76fa9
Taxon: Sterculia ampla Baker f.
Family: Malvaceae
Determiner: Damas, K. (23/Jul/2007)
Collector: Weiblen, G.D. & Binatang Research Center   WP3C0665   
Date: 2007-04-02
Locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang, Wanang Village
-5.2373  145.177183
Verbatim Coordinates: E145 10.631; S5 14.238
Elevation: 115 meters (377ft)
Habitat: Primary lowland rainforest
Description: TREE to 11.18m in height, DBH 7.1cm, trunk height to foliage 9.73m, crown height 1.45m, crown width 2.12m, OUTER BARK smooth, rough, with lenticels, FISSURES vertical, horizontal, broad, BARK black, dark brown, brown, grey, CAMBIUM dark brown, brown, light brown, white, WOOD brown, light brown, white, EXUDATE absent, wood sample preserved, from felled plot. Local name: gulerum. Local uses: used for roofing in huts, leaves used for wrapping, timber for house construction, used for construction of canoes.
Notes: BRC, LAE, MIN
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Rights Holder: Bell Museum, University of Minnesota
Access Rights: Users are required to adhere to Bell Museum collections policy. Questions may be directed to the curator in charge.
Record Id: 5419945d-5e0a-43d1-945b-8011d1a76fa9
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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